CFP: The Korean War in Film and Memory
WAR IN FILM, TV, AND HISTORY
November 11 =E2=80=93 14, 2004
Location: Dolce International Conference Destination, operated by Dolce=20
and American Airlines. In Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas.
Regarded as the =E2=80=9Cforgotten=E2=80=9D war of the Cold War Era, memorie=
s of the Korean=20
War today are quickly fading from public awareness=E2=80=94despite the curre=
nt crisis=20
on the Korean peninsula. To rekindle analysis of the Korean War through=20
Hollywood films, the Korean War area seeks papers/presentations. Films suc=
h as=20
Battlehymn (1957, starring Rock Hudson); Steel Helmet (dir. Sam Fuller,1951)=
;=20
The Bridges at Toko =E2=80=93 Ri (1955, starring William Holden); For the Bo=
ys (1991,=20
starring Bette Midler); The Manchurian Candidate (1962 starring Frank Sinatr=
a)=20
M*A*S*H (1970, starring Elliott Gould) among many others provide a rationale=
=20
for discussing the importance and far ranging consequences of the Korean War=
.=20
Film topics may include but are not limited to:=20
=E2=88=91 the horrors and nightmares of war=20
=E2=88=91 racial/gender issues in wartime
=E2=88=91 the Cold War and its implications for =E2=80=9Cbrainwashing=E2=80=
=9D patriotic Americans
=E2=88=91 the novelty=E2=80=94and tension=E2=80=94of limited war
Send a 150 (Word Format via email attachment) word abstract by July 30, 2004=
=20
to:=20
Dr. Ken Dvorak
Area Chair: Korean War
P.O. Box 34414
Houston, Texas 77234-4414
Email: Dvorakkr@aol.com
The Film & History League, with the Literature/Film Association, will be=20
holding its conference on =E2=80=9CWar in Film, Television, and History=E2=
=80=9D during November=20
11 =E2=80=93 14, 2004, near Dallas, TX. Full details on the location, regist=
ration,=20
procedures, and additional area topics can be found on the web site:=20
www.filmhistory.org. Deadline for all proposals is July 30, 2004.=20
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